Line-indicator for type-writing paper.



J. A. G. HARTON.

LINE INDICATOR FOR TYPE WRITING PAPER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR: 7, 1912.

Patented June 10, 1913.

@XH/Mwaoco LINE-INDICATOR FOR TYPE-WRITING PAPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 10, .1 9t 3.

Application filed March 7, 1912. Serial No. 682,299.

To all whom 1'2 may concern lie it known that I, JnrrnnsoN A. GAR- rmu) llan'rox, a citizen of the United States of America, and residing in the borough of lrooklyn, county of Kings, and State of Xew York, have invented certain new and useful Tmprovements in Line-Indicators for lypcNVriting Paper, of which the following a specification.

My invention relates to line indicators for writing paper'used in typewriters and similar machines, and has for its object to provide a device for indicating the lines, particularly at the bottom of a page, so that the operator may know exactly how much space rcn'iains a vailable for writing. For this purpose I employ an indicator susceptible of ready attachmentto a sheet of paper or other writing material and provided with numerals or other marks enabling the operator to see at a glance how much space is left at the bottom of the page.

A typical embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 shows in perspective a portion of a typewriting machine with a sheet of paper and my line indicator attached thereto; Fig. 2 is a faceview of the sheet with the indicator applied thereto; Fig. 3 is a face-view of the indicator alone, drawn upon an enlarged scale; and Figs. 4 and 5 are sectional views, taken on lines 4-l and 5-43 of Fig. 3 respectively.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

Fig. 1 shows the typewriter platen A, a paper-guide roller B and the front scale C, these parts being of any usual or approved construction. Figs. 1 and 2 sh0w a sheet I) of ordinary typewriter paper, with my new indicator applied thereto at the lower lefthand corner. In the particular embodiment illustrated, the indicator comprises a right angled pocket adapted to be slipped over a corner, preferably the lowerdefthand cor- .ner, of a sheet of typewriter paper and composed of two layers E, F made of fairly stiff paper or other suitable material, the front layer E being somewhat shorter than the rear layer F, so that the latter has an extension or tab F projecting upwardly beyond the front layer E. The two layers form a pocket open at the top edge G and at the right-hand edge G, but closed at the left-hand edge (l and at the bottom edge M y a x". lhe entire indicator is preferably made of one piece, as will be seen by reterence to Figs. 4 and 5, the front layer 1 1 bcmg formed at the. bottom with an extension 1*) which is bent upwardly and glued or otherwise secured to the back of the rear layer F, as shown in Fig. 4-. hly new line indicator thus has the form of a substantially rectangular double strip or pocket having an extension or tab F at its upper end. On the front layer 1*] l provide suitable marks or indications ll, preferably two identical columns of consecutive numerals increasing upwardly.

The indicator is slipped on the sh et.- D so thatthe lower left-hand corner of the sheet will [it between the layers E, l, the open edgis G. (i allowing the sheet to'be inserted readily, while the. closed edges ('i", G" form stops determiningthe proper position of the indicator relatively to the sheet of paper. The tab F being of single thickness, will facilitate the feeding of the paper with the indicator, between the platen A. and the guide-roller ll. 'lhe marks ll will indicate to the operator how many lines are still available at the bottom of the page. The double column of marks is preferred because in some cases the marks of one column maybe concealed from View. It will he understood that when numerals are employed as indicating marks, they correspond to the line spacing of the machine, and dill'erent line indicator may be provided for use in connection with differentline. spacing.

\Vhile l prefer to provide a plurality of marks at intervals corresponding to line spaces, a single mark may be sutlicient in some cases, and such mark might be formed by the upper edge G of the front layer 1*].

The new line indicator is readily applied to the paper or other writing material, and as readily removed therefrom, and being made of paper or other flexible material, it'- will readily follow the curvature of the platen and will also fit typewriter paper of different thicknesses.

Various modifications may be made without departing from the nature of my invention, as set forth in the claims.

I claim:

1. A line indicator applicable to a lower corner of a sheet of typewriter paper and consisting of a right angled pocket closed at its bottom and on. one side and open at its top and on the opposite side, the outer face of said pocket being provided with a character indicating a determinate writing limit from the bottom of said pocket.

2. A line-indicator applicable to a lower corner of a sheet of typewriter paper and consisting of a right angled pocket closed at its bottom and on one side and open at its top and on the opposite side, the outer face of said pocketbeing provided with a series of characters indicating typewriter line spacing. v

3. A line indicator applicable to a lower corner of a sheet oftypewriter paper and consisting of a right angled pocket closed at its bottom and on one side and open at its top and on the opposite side, the outer face of said pocket being provided with two series of characters for indicating typewriter line spacing disposed side by side and apart from each other, either series being exposed to view'when the other is covered by the paper clip of the typewriter;

4:. A line indicator applicable to a lower corner of a sheet of typewriter paper and consisting of a right angled pocket closed at its bottom and on one side and open at its top and on the opposite side, the outer face of said pocket being provided with a series of numerals arranged progressively from the bottom upward and indicating type: writer line spacing. 1

5. A line indicator applicable to a lower corner of a sheet of typewriter paper and consisting of a right angled pocket closed at its bottom and on one side and open at its top and on the opposite side, the outer face of said pocket being provided with two series of numerals arranged progressively apart from each other side'by-side and reading from the bottom upward, either series being exposed for indicating typewriter line spacing when the other series is covered by the paper clip of the typewriter.

I 6. A line indicator applicable to a lower corner of a sheet of typewriter paper and.

consisting of a right angled pocket closed at its bottom and on oneside and open at its top and on the opposite side, the outer face of said pocket being provided with a characterindicating a determinate writing limit from the bottom of said pocket and the back of said pocket being provided with an upwardly projecting tab.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JEFFERSON A. GARFIELD HARTON- Witnesses:

JOHN MURTAGH, L. M. DoRMArI. 

